Death is defined as the end of the life of an organism. Many factors can cause
or contribute to an organism's death, including predation, disease, habitat
destruction, malnutrition and accidents or physical injuries. No one can be
sure when death occurs, but sometimes there are signs indicating death. So be
careful the next time you step out of your house, because you don't know for
sure if you will come back alive.

Morality rate is a measure of the number of deaths. Usually morality rates
are measured in units of deaths per 1,000 individual per year. The morality
rate in the United States is low compared to other countries. The average morality
rate in the United States is 8.29 between 2003 and 2008.

Crime and violence have been a major factor in deaths. Crime rates are slowly
decreasing, but at the same time it still contributes to the death rates. Many
people are killed in car crashes because of irresponsible teen drivers. If you
want to stay alive, make sure that the person who is driving is a safe driver.

Death can or can't be avoided; it is up to the person dealing with it. In order
to stay alive, people should be aware of their lifestyle. Always be careful
of your actions and your surroundings because you don't know what's going to
happen next.

"Nearly 50,000 fewer Americans died in 2004 than in 2003, according to data based on about 90% of US death certificates. The preliminary number of US deaths in 2004 was 2,398,343, compared with 2,448,288 in 2003."

2,398,343(2004)2,448,288(2003)

The US is a large land mass occupied by nearly 296 million diverse people.
With such a large area there are many factors that can affect the death
rate of the country. Some of the reasons that the death rate has lowered
from the early 1900s to present day is the advancement in medicine, sanitation,
and economics. With the help of the discovery of insulin in 1922; of penicillin
in 1928 and of vaccines and antibiotics along the way, the death rate has
decreased dramatically. Life expectancy has also increased from an approximately
average of 30 years in the 20s to 77 years in 2003.

Even during World War II the death rate was still going down even as the
birth rate increased. More wounded soldiers were living through the treatments
to their wounds. In the '20s the major cause of death were cardiovascular
diseases and the flu, with 364.9 deaths and 207.3 deaths per 100,000 population
which was followed closely by Tuberculosis. In 1960 the leading cause of
death was still cardiovascular disease now at 521.8 deaths per 100,000
population, but now the second highest death rate was for malignant cancers
at 149.2 deaths per 100,000 population, and TB had dwindled down to 6.1
deaths per 100.000 population. Despite our best efforts and research the
two leading causes of death in 2002 were Major cardiovascular disease and
malignant cancers at 318.3 and 193.8 deaths per 100,000 population.